Join us on this education session on practical guidelines for GPs on the management of breathlessness. Primary care is an excellent setting to identify, assess, and manage the disease and the symptom of chronic breathlessness.
The webinar will also cover opioid prescribing and management of End of Life medications. GPs will learn the core opioids used in symptom management and how to compare their relative potencies and pharmacological differences.
Presenters:
Management of breathlessness
Dr Amy Waters – Staff Specialist Palliative Medicine at St George Hospital and Conjoint Associate Professor, UNSW Medicine St George and Sutherland Clinical Campus
Dr Isuru Ratnayake – Palliative Care Staff Specialist, St George Hospital and Calvary Healthcare Kogarah
Opioid prescribing/administering and managing EOL medications
Dr Gareth Watts- Staff Specialist Supportive and Palliative Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital
Bella Brigham – Clinical Nurse Consultant Community Palliative Care Team, Sacred Heart Health Service
Learning outcomes:
Presenters on the night will also provide an overview of the Palliative Care services available at South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and St Vincent’s Hospital.
Target audience: GPs, Nurses and AHPs
*Please note GP Registrars who wish to register for CPD events and do not have a member number will need to contact the CPD Department on 1300 986 991
